Kharagpur Railway Settlement

Kharagpur Railway Settlement
—  town  —
Kharagpur Railway Settlement
Location of Kharagpur Railway Settlement
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) Paschim Medinipur
Parliamentary constituency Medinipur
Assembly constituency Kharagpur Sadar
Population 88,339 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in/

Kharagpur Railway Settlement is a census town in Paschim Medinipur (West Midnapore) District in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Kharagpur Railway Settlement had a population of 88,339. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kharagpur Railway Settlement has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kharagpur Railway Settlement, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.